Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Chile
Chile: Industry jobs as a share of total employment was 21.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Chile, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 21.5% for industry jobs as a share of total employment in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry jobs as a share of total employment in Chile peaked at 27.3% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 2025.
Chile ranks 68th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.2% | 23.3% | 27.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 22.8% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 21.9% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 21.5% | 23.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More reference data data for Chile
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2204 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry jobs as a share of total employment in Chile?
- Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Chile was 21.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 1993.
- What is the lowest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 2025.
- How does Chile rank for industry jobs as a share of total employment?
- Chile ranks 68th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Industry jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of total employment working in the industry sector.